Patricia Babcock McGraw
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Big women's hoops crowds as easy as one, two, free?Jan 23, 2010 10:00 pm - Getting the crowds out to women's basketball games isn't easy. But it can be done. Cadillac college programs such as Tennessee and Connecticut average more than 10,000 a...
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Carmel can't match Notre DameJan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Maybe Carmel's strategy to turn around its boys basketball program should involve a wardrobe change. For its opponents. No more uniforms with the team name on the front....
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Big women's hoops crowds as easy as one, two, free?Jan 22, 2010 10:00 pm - Getting the crowds out to women's basketball games isn't easy. But it can be done. Cadillac college programs such as Tennessee and Connecticut average more than 10,000 f...
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Grayslake Central enjoying quite a rollJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Having won five games in a row, Grayslake Central is the hottest boys basketball team in the Daily Herald's Lake County coverage area. And the Rams did it without turnin...
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For Knar family, hoops an all-consuming passionJan 21, 2010 10:00 pm - Board games don't leave 18-year-old Toni Knar bored at all. The Mundelein senior loves them, and is always asking her family to play a few rounds. But Toni's twin brothe...
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Stevenson's Ambrose celebrates win No. 200Jan 16, 2010 10:00 pm - For coaches at Stevenson, getting a win over archrival Libertyville is always special. But for Stevenson boys basketball coach Pat Ambrose, Saturday's 57-50 North Suburb...
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Victory's sweet music for GrantJan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - If basketball games were like TV shows and came with theme songs, the Beatles' lyrics "You say goodbye, and I say hello" could have been piped throughout the gym all nig...
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Did Women's Watch miss the boat on Bandits, Griner, dunking and more?Jan 15, 2010 10:00 pm - It's mailbag time. A couple of my recent columns have generated some lively and passionate letters that I want to share and respond to publicly. Around New Year's Day, I...
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Tournament time here again for Lakes, AntiochJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - No, Santa Claus isn't coming back to town this weekend, but some Lake County basketball teams are leaving town as if it were the holiday tournament season again. Lakes a...
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Libertyville's Brush a hero with a huge heartJan 14, 2010 10:00 pm - His jumpshot likely won't be the difference in a win or a loss. Neither will his free throws, ball-handling ability, rebounding or defense. But Libertyville senior forwa...